end of day for a swallow draft vessel
Head for Dobbins
through swallow water
yawl at G.I.
A long motor prior to the club's monthly board meeting, there being almost no breeze for 5 hours. Decided to lift the board and go behind Dobbins, chart showing 1 foot at MLW in some places. It not being MLW, and the board-up draft at around 12 inches, it went fine, albeit slowly, until we popped out into the fairway leading into the mis-named Long Cove (it ain't that long, actually). Motored quietly all the way into the G.I. inner harbor, put it in neutral, popped a low ETOH session ale and wolfed down lunch, turned back to PSA. Same thing behind Dobbins, no worries. Fished a little but luckily, wasn't bothered by fish. Gooid day and gorgeous November weather...except for the lack of breeze.
Swore to myself to NEVER own a boat on the Chesapeake with more than 12 inches draft.